Jackson, Judd in Crime Thriller

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By Brian Linder

Samuel L. Jackson is consistently one of the busiest guys in the industry. He works constantly, and shows no signs of taking a break any time soon. Word of Jackson's latest film deal comes courtesy of today's Hollywood Reporter. The trade reports that Jackson is in "final negotiations" to star alongside Ashley Judd in the Paramount Pictures film Blackout.

The film, described as a "female-driven gritty thriller," follows a lady cop (Judd) who, while investigating a murder, finds herself at the center of an investigation when her past lovers start dying. Ashley Judd is all about these crime thrillers lately! Jackson will play a respected cop who is a mentor to Judd's character.

The project will go before cameras in a little over two weeks, with Philip Kaufman directing a script by Sarah Thorp (See Jane Run). Kaufman's previous directorial credits include Quills, Henry & June, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Right Stuff, and naturally, 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers.